Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-12
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r. e. Collins and family will continue
their journey to Benton tomorrow. |
Frank oudlow of Minneapolis aud A.
L. MvIt were among the arrivals on the
belafed Helena coach.
Miss S. NJ. Sanders the brilliant and
witty sistero OF Col. Sanders is paying Great
Falls another visit.
The former office of the TRIBUNE is
being altered and will 500 be opened as
a restaurant by Mr.. Fl. B. Dickinson.
Simon Hartman, a popular Chicago
drummer, representing a wholesale liquor
house, arrived in the city on the coach
to-day.
Among the arrivals at the Park are O.
K. Barbour, Helena: j. 0. Gregg, Fargo;
w. G. Stark, Kilbey; John Coates, St.
Paul.
The graders at Sand Coulee are encamp-
ed near the house of the Rev. John Reid
and have sunk a well, finding water at
moderate depth.
The White House has been doing good
business since it opened. In addition to
its other attractions, excellent music Is
furnished every evening by Prot. Lorenzo
and his band.
L. G. Phelps, Il. P. Rolfe, Joe Jellica
and William Winters left for For Benton
yesterday. Messrs. Phelps, Jellica and
Winters will prove up Oh their pre-emp-
ton claims.
Mr.. Thomson is removing his stock of
goods from the Albrecht block to the
Phelps building which is farther down on
the same side of Central avenue.
Bert Huy is having a well drilled at his
ranch home near town. He expects to
have to go about one hundred feet for a
large and unfailing supply of water.
Mr.. Fngarty, the well-known Manitoba
construction rustler, says the end OF the
track will reach Great Falls Saturday.
They laid over three miles of track yes
terdav.
Jesse F. Taylor left for his home at
Choteau to-day. His partnership with
Phil Gibson goes into effect November l.,
at which date he will be here to remain
permanently.
The grand hall to be given Saturday
evening under the auspices of the three
EOuHGS Vi TTedt L dis VIII eCiEpSe any
thing of the kind ever before undertaken
in this city.
The .end of track gave several guests
to Great Falls yesterday. Among the
railroad builders who came were D. Grant,
II. c. Martin. B. Egan, W. w. Barclay, E..
l.. MeNair and r. Anderson.
Mr.. Jurgens informs US that he will have
III A., Gu, r,xo, 40. h., . :, "a -, = dow NV
two and that this work closes his big tie
contract-undoubtedly the largest ever
undertaken by one firm in Montana.
The telegraph line between this place
and the leavings is a general wreck and
it will be probably a week before it is re-
paired and in working order again. The
storm was too much for it.
We are informed upon reliable author
ity that the appointment OF Captain John,
Barr as local agent of the Manitoba at
Fort Berton has not yet been made. No
appointment for that position is definitely
determined upon.
The hundred feet front, lots 10 and II
block 81, First-avenue North, were sold
today by T. b. Wilcox to Junsen Il John
son, who will erect "a handsome business
block thereon next spring. The sale was
made by Panton 81 Collett.
There is mail matter at the post-ofice
for the following persons: Thomas Cain,
Frank Erwin, Chas. S. Brown, Chas. Grit
fin, Chas. D. Hurd, John Woods, Charles
W. Black, VIM. Wolf, Judith NJ. Clarke
and Geo. Bagnell. This is all registered
matter.
John Houston closed up the forms on
the TRIBUNE ON Saturday and left town
yesterday bound nortbward. John did
good work on this journal and leaves with
many wishes that he may strike fat in
the new adventure which he has under
taken.
Jesse F.. and George W. Taylor to-day
purchased four lots on the corner of
Fifth-avenue north and Seventh street.
where both gentlemen will soon erect
handsome residences. We have a right
to guess what this means, but do not care
to put it in print.
Mrs. James Lawler has opened a mil
lenery and dress making establishment on
Third street, near First-avenue South and
finds she has all the work she can posi-
bly, do. She is an expert in her line and
has given the highest satisfaction to all
who have had work done by her.
John q. Evans, the Sand Coulee horse
man, is in the city to-day. He informs
the TRIBUNE that the horse disease has
not shown itself on the Sand Coulee range
as yet and he is rather confident that it
will not. The heavy frosts We have had
may be effective in checking its progress.
The preliminaries of a wrestling match
had been arranged by John Lacey and an
unknown on Saturday. The contest
was to be for $40 a side. The lamps were
lighted in the Peoples theatre and hither
q large crowd went, but the unknown
was determined to remain so, for he
backed out and the match was postponed
indefinitely.
The owners of the building recently
destroyed by fire, and which was occupied
by Mrs. Lewis, have made her a donation
of $25 on account of the great loss she
sustained, losing everything she had in
the world. The amount is likely to be
swelled by others generously inclined, as
her ease is one mnst. deserving nf charity